Screening of 1818 The debacle of Gietro
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A film by Christian Berrut
In 1815, a volcano erupts in Indonesia, covering the atmosphere with cinder. Three years later, a glacier lake devastates the Alpine valley of Bagnes in Switzerland. Thanks to Venetz and Perraudin, an even greater disaster was prevented.
This docu-fiction uses their texts and writings to re-create their discoveries and efforts to avoid the catastrophe, despite the doubts and superstitions of the time. Discover the history of climate science through the men who invented it.
In French with English subtitles
Rating: Parental Guidance
75 minutes
With the kind support of Just, Switzerland Tourism, Ricola, Dar-vida and the Municipality of Val de Bagnes